Rare manifestation of a common infection: Immune thrombocytopenic purpura due to hepatitis-A
Keywords:
Hepatitis A virus, Immune thrombocytopenic purpura, Bleeding
Abstract
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a benign self-limiting gastro intestinal infection of the children belonging to developing countries. Haematological complications like immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is rarely reported as a manifestation of acute hepatis A infection. We report a 6 year old female child with bleeding manifestations diagnosed to have ITP associated with acute hepatitis A infection.
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2. Avci Z, Turul T, Catal F, et al. Thrombocytopenia and emperipolesis in a patient with hepatitis a infection. PediatrHematol Oncol. 2002 Jan-Feb;19(1):67-70.[pubmed]
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4. Ertem D, Acar Y, Pehlivanoglu E. Autoimmune complications associated with hepatitis A virus infection in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2001;20:809-11.
5. Scott JX, Gnananayagam EJ, Gupta S, Simon A, Mukhopadhya A. Thrombocytopenic purpura as initial presentation of acute hepatitis A. Indian J Gastroenterol 2003;22:192-3.
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CITATION
DOI: 10.17511/ijpr.2019.i02.07
Published: 2019-02-28
How to Cite
Dr. Jyothirmai Cheerla, Dr. Vinay Kumar Lakkoju, Dr. Lakshmi Sravanthi N., & Dr. Vijayalakshmi Bhimireddy. (2019). Rare manifestation of a common infection: Immune thrombocytopenic purpura due to hepatitis-A. Pediatric Review: International Journal of Pediatric Research, 6(2), 85-86. https://doi.org/10.17511/ijpr.2019.i02.07
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